The dangers of diagnostic laparoscopy in the head injured patient

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 592-593

  Mobbs, Ralph J ^a   Yang, Michael Ow ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Head injury; ICP; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036744108     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.2001.1070     Document Type: Article

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